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arms which the owner undertook to export, if restored to him.

2.

which were

3.

The remainder of the

the arms

volcenturity given up.

A certain quantity of a

arr ers

seized; which, according to the resolution of

Excontive Concil, might be forfeited.

I expressed the opinion

which

on condition

the Conveil concurred in, that the ninety (90) cazes might be given up of exportation, and that the other arms voluntarity given up might also with na safely be now returned to the owner- also that the owner

of th

the cruss seized need

not be dealt with rigorously if they would

Mreir

export

The Council had property. not however before them a list in which the

correctly classed under

antro abert

those three headings and the papers

wvere

referred to the Captain Superintendent

of

of

of Police for further details with the view issuing deficcite orders . Captain Deave, who

had just returned to the Colony, seeing

my opinion recorded on one

looked

upon

it

of the papers as an order, and gave

only

be sold

up the whole of the armis. These

QUAMAN carr

to Chinese who are in

possession of

licences; but no applications have been

anade licence -

· for licnow - therefore

tione

can be

sold. The bulk of these armus trave, I believe, beau already exported and further transaction with Chinese in

aruus

are

imported only permitted

condition

of immediate

On

mediate report. The Government has been fortunately.

relieved of an expenditure of from fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) by

the consent

of the

owners to lake back

their